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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ginny Danburry go to school?

2. In Chapter 7, what did the boys use to prop the rear door of their dorm open?

3. In Chapter 5 after lunch, what class do the juniors have?

4. Where is Todd Anderson go to school before he enrolled at Welton?

5. When did Welton's oldest living graduate graduate from the Academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dorm room like that Todd and Neil share?

2. How do the boys prepare to go find the cave where the Dead Poets Society was held?

3. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

4. Why has Todd transferred to Welton?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Keating when he pops his head back into the classroom?

6. How does Knox get to the Danburry's home?

7. Why does a teacher tell the boys to slow down at the beginning of Chapter 2?

8. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

9. Why does Mr. Keating take the junior boys to the Honor Room on the first day of classes?

10. How does the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Knox is invited to a party. What hopes does Knox have when he is invited, and why does the party disappoint him?

Essay Topic 2

Todd creates a poem in class. What does the poem reveal about Todd?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie writes an article for the school paper. What are Nolan and Keating's reactions to the article and why?

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